From Liberation Day To The Feast Of Radishes, Calendar Is Filled

Here is a partial calendar of Hispanic holidays, some old, some very new. Jan. 1-Cuban Liberation Day, a national holiday celebrates the end of Spanish rule in 1899.

Jan. 9-Panama`s Martyrs Day.

Jan. 17-Mexico`s Blessing of Animals, the day for San Antonio Abad, patron saint of domestic animals.

Jan. 26-Dominican Republic`s National Holiday.

FOR THE RECORD - Additional material published Sept. 13, 1991:Corrections and clarifications.A calendar of holidays in the Hispanic Heritage Month section on Sept. 11 listed Jan. 1 as Cuba`s Liberation Day. Although this is an official holiday in present-day Cuba, many persons of Cuban ancestry in the United States prefer to celebrate on May 20, which marks the actual date of independence in 1902. The Tribune regrets the error.